Shadowland Theatre 2011 Season
– Equity Principal Auditions in Ellenville, NY
Ellenville, NY SPT (approval/salary level pending; 2010 weekly minimum: $265).
Artistic Dir: Brendan Burke
Equity Principal Auditions:
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Shadowland Theatre
10:30 AM – 2 PM – Accompanist provided 157 Canal Street
3 PM – 6:30 PM –No accompanist Ellenville, NY 12428
No appointment necessary. The producer will run all aspects of this call. Equity audition procedures will NOT be in effect, and no Equity Monitor will be provided.
NOTE: Accompanist will be provided from 10:30 - 2 only. This section of the EPA is reserved for those who wish to sing as all or part of their audition.
Musical auditions: Please prepare EITHER a brief song OR 32 bars and a 1-minute monologue. Dramatic auditions: Please prepare a brief monologue and have a brief contrasting monologue ready if asked.
Please bring a picture & resume, stapled together.
All roles are available. All dates are in 2011.
THE SEAFARER by Conor McPherson. Dir: Brendan Burke. 1st reh: 5/17. Runs 6/3-6/19.
Note: All actors must handle Irish dialect well.
James “Sharky” Harkin:
Late 40s-50s. Smart and tough, with a history of fights. Fisherman/van driver/chauffeur who’s returned home to take care of his brother, Richard. Short-tempered and troubled; a man with a past and now without a job or prospects. Attempting sobriety; trying to clean up his life, and maybe start again.
Richard Harkin:
Late 50s-60s. Has recently gone blind. Frail, but fiery. Now reliant on brother Sharky; he needs Sharky’s help, but resents and belittles him. Demanding and charming, he alternates between self-reliance and helplessness. Recent events and the holiday season have him beginning to contemplate his mortality. In the meantime, he’s gonna have a great night with friends...
Ivan:
Late 40s. Seeking a strong comic actor. Friend of the Harkins. On a bender away from his wife and kids, as usual. Disheveled, drunk and has misplaced his glasses. Ivan’s stories, antics and misfortunes provide a great deal of the comedy. Genuinely disappointed in his shortcomings, but just can’t seem to help himself.
Nicky:
40s-50s. Friend of the Harkins, now dating Sharky’s ex. The least entrenched friend of the group, he’s style over substance – and not much of either.
Mr. Lockhart:
50s. Strong, compelling and mysterious presence of another class. Acquaintance of Nicky’s who’s here for a poker game and to settle a score – to claim Sharky’s soul. Although here for justice, he doesn’t particularly enjoy his job. But a deal was made, and it needs to get done.
JACKASS FLATS by CC Loveheart and John Simon. Dir: Brendan Burke. 1st reh: 6/7. Runs 6/24-7/10.
Kay:
Late 30s-40s. Strong personality with tough, wise-cracking exterior, and a great mom to Lana Dee. Understands and has come to terms with the necessary deceptions in life, and now must come clean on her big secret. She’s got very realistic views on life, but, ultimately, probably wouldn’t mind if fairy tales really did come true.
Ginny:
20s. Attractive, newly married Mormon farm-girl, transplanted to Las Vegas. Very much in love with her husband and the security her tradition provides. Troubled because she feels that security threatened. Firm in her beliefs and values, and trying to adjust to her new surroundings and family. Thinks Kay might hold the answers to her troubles. Requires a strong comic actress who won’t slip into a cartoon.
Lana Dee:
9-11. A firecracker personality who’s starting to understand what the world’s really about...
THE ANDREWS BROTHERS by Roger Bean. Dir: Michael LaFleur. 1st reh: 6/28. Runs 7/15-8/14.
Seeking strong singer/dancers with outstanding comedic skills. All must be able to handle intricate vocal harmonies and extremely physical, slapstick-style comedy. The show pays homage to 1940s WWII movie musicals, and requires a command of the period's vocal stylings, performance clichés and choreography. All must move well and be able to execute basic tap skills. The Andrews Brothers are rubber-faced comics with dynamic personalities:
Lawrence:
Late 20s - late 30s. A bit goofy. His Andrews Sisters counterpart is LaVerne. His 4F ailments are incredibly poor eyesight and short-term memory issues. Lots of physical sight-gags and pratfalls. Perhaps the biggest clown of the group. Baritone/bass.
Max:
Late 20s - late 30s. Wound a bit too tight, but warm and supportive. His Andrews Sisters counterpart is Maxene. His 4F ailment is flat feet (“but only the left one!”). He is the USO show's stage manager. His attempts to control everything in the face of total disaster often exacerbate the problem. Has a featured tap solo in Act II. Tenor.
Patrick:
Late 20s - late 30s. Attractive, but in an adorably quirky way. His Andrews Sisters counterpart is Patty. His 4F ailments are asthma and a pronounced stutter. He stammers throughout Act I, and generally sings lead in Act II – front and center as Patty. His gentle, sweet nature makes it easy for Peggy to fall in love with him. Tenor/baritenor.
Peggy:
Late 20s - mid 30s. The pin-up girl – an All-American beauty with a firecracker personality. She has been branded a pin-up girl, but is anything but a bimbo. She’s smart and talented, and this show is her big chance to show everyone she's a lot more than just another pretty face. Warm, loving and sincere, she needs to possess Betty Hutton's bombshell energy and comedic expression, with Betty Grable's legs and figure to match. Mezzo soprano with a strong belt.
THE LADIES MAN by Charles Morey. Dir: Brendan Burke. 1st rehearsal: 8/2. Runs 8/19-9/11.
Note: Seeking agile comic actors who can handle the many physical demands of the script.
Dr. Molineaux:
Man, late 40s-50s. Tired doctor in Belle-Époque France. Caught in a “minor indiscretion” by his younger wife, and desperate to make amends.
Yvonne Molineaux:
20s - early 30s. Molineaux’s beautiful, tough and suspicious wife.
Madame Aigreville:
Yvonne’s terrifying and protective mother. Medusa of the Moulin Rouge.
Bassinet:
40s-50s. Affable, well-meaning and persistent patient of Molineaux. Crippled by an extraordinary lithp ... er, lisp.
Suzanne Aubin:
Late 20s-30s. Attractive patient of Molineaux. Has a remarkable sexual appetite.
Gustave Aubin:
40s-50s. Prussian soldier. Suzanne’s husband. Imposing. Scary. And very, very jealous.
Etienne:
20s-40s. Molineaux’s officious valet. Has an eye for Marie.
Marie:
20s-40s. Molineaux’s maid. Wise enough to rebuff Etienne.
MEDAL OF HONOR RAG by Tom Cole. Dir: James Glossman. 1st reh: 8/30. Runs 9/16-10/2.
Doctor:
Caucasian man, 40s-50s. Imposing. Very smart and sharply observant. Sometimes gentle, sometimes comic, as needed therapeutically.
Dale Jackson (DJ):
African American man, early 20s. Physically quite fit. Very fast-thinking. Often obsessive. Like the Doctor, he often uses humor both as a defense and as a way of dealing with the unthinkable.
Hospital Guard:
Caucasian man. MP sergeant on duty. This is a transitional assignment, so he could care less, but not easily.
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